MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F038.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F038.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: 38 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.21,-85.41 Latitude: 40.21 Longitude: -85.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 71 SFC 975 287 19.2 17.7 91 1.5 18.2 182 11 294.4 296.8 292.3 332.1 13.16 2 950 511 18.6 16.3 86 2.3 17.1 197 22 296.1 298.3 292.2 331.6 12.34 3 900 976 18.6 9.4 55 9.3 13.0 224 31 300.7 302.2 290.3 325.0 8.23 4 850 1463 15.3 5.8 53 9.5 9.8 238 33 302.2 303.4 289.5 322.5 6.81 5 800 1973 11.2 4.0 61 7.3 7.2 244 33 303.1 304.3 289.4 322.2 6.36 6 750 2508 7.1 1.3 67 5.8 4.1 246 32 304.3 305.3 289.2 321.3 5.62 7 700 3071 2.6 -1.0 77 3.6 0.8 248 33 305.4 306.3 289.0 320.9 5.09 8 650 3666 -0.8 -2.8 86 2.0 -1.8 247 37 308.0 308.9 289.6 322.9 4.79 9 600 4303 -4.1 -4.4 98 0.3 -4.2 241 41 311.4 312.3 290.5 325.9 4.61 10 550 4984 -8.0 -8.9 93 0.9 -8.4 240 45 314.6 315.3 290.6 326.0 3.55 11 500 5721 -11.7 -14.1 82 2.4 -12.5 236 45 318.8 319.3 290.9 327.3 2.57 12 450 6520 -16.8 -20.0 76 3.2 -17.7 230 46 322.1 322.5 291.2 328.1 1.74 13 400 7393 -23.2 -26.6 74 3.4 -23.9 226 48 324.8 325.1 291.3 328.7 1.09 14 350 8354 -30.9 -33.8 75 3.0 -31.3 222 50 327.1 327.2 291.6 329.4 0.63 15 300 9426 -40.2 -42.4 79 2.3 -40.4 232 51 328.8 328.8 291.7 329.9 0.30 16 250 10641 -50.7 -54.1 67 3.5 -50.8 239 63 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.10 17 200 12068 -55.9 -71.1 13 15.2 -56.1 254 62 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.01 18 150 13884 -59.0 -81.9 4 23.0 -59.2 243 62 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16390 -64.3 -87.4 3 23.1 -64.4 256 37 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.68 m Freezing level: 661.89 mb = 3524.73 m = 11563.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.07 mb = 3255.72 m = 10681.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.61 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.26 mb = 472.51 m = 1550.21 ft T: 18.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 11.14 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.14 mb = 2033.75 m = 6672.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.91 C = 82.23 F Cap Strength: 3.61 C Lifted Index: 0.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: 3.38 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.95 C Cross Totals Index: 17.45 C K Index: 29.17 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 180.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.92 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 103.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 121.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.91 mb = 1443.78 m = 4736.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 726.91 mb = 2763.01 m = 9064.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 516.91 mb = 5463.50 m = 17924.66 ft B at Equ Level: 103.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 336.91 mb = 8619.37 m = 28278.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.5 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 268.5 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 229.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 229.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 1.39 Bulk Shear: 74.85 m/s